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St. Louis Cardinals @ Chicago Cubs

1969-09-19 · Day game · Wrigley Field · 10 innings · 61°F · 2:17

Chicago Cubs defeated St. Louis Cardinals 2–1. Ken Holtzman earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
SLN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	9
CHN	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	7

W: Ken Holtzman L: Bob Gibson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Williams · 1B: Nick Colosi · 2B: Tom Gorman · 3B: Stan Landes · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lou Brock	5	1	1	0	0	2
Curt Flood	4	0	0	0	1	0
Julian Javier	5	0	2	1	0	0
Joe Torre	4	0	3	0	1	0
Tim McCarver	4	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Shannon	5	0	0	0	0	0
Vada Pinson	4	0	2	0	0	1
Dal Maxvill	4	0	1	0	0	1
Bob Gibson	4	0	0	0	0	2

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Don Kessinger	4	0	0	0	1	1
Glenn Beckert	5	0	0	0	0	1
Billy Williams	4	2	2	0	1	0
Ron Santo	3	0	1	0	2	0
Ernie Banks	5	0	2	1	0	0
Jim Hickman	4	0	1	1	1	0
Randy Hundley	3	0	0	0	1	1
Oscar Gamble	2	0	1	0	2	0
Ken Holtzman	4	0	0	0	0	2

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Gibson	9.2	7	8	5

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ken Holtzman	10.0	9	2	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lou Brock: K/C
Curt Flood: 53
Julian Javier: 9/F

Bot 1

Don Kessinger: 63
Glenn Beckert: K
Billy Williams: 5/P

Top 2

Joe Torre: S8
Tim McCarver: 3(B)6(1)/GDP
Mike Shannon: 3/FL

Bot 2

Ron Santo: W
Ernie Banks: 64(1)3/GDP
Jim Hickman: 63

Top 3

Vada Pinson: K
Dal Maxvill: K/C
Bob Gibson: K

Bot 3

Randy Hundley: 63
Oscar Gamble: 43
Ken Holtzman: 6/P

Top 4

Lou Brock: K/C
Curt Flood: 4/L
Julian Javier: S9
Joe Torre: S6.1-3
Tim McCarver: 13

Bot 4

Don Kessinger: 9/F
Glenn Beckert: 43
Billy Williams: 63

Top 5

Mike Shannon: E5.B-1
Vada Pinson: S7.1-2
Dal Maxvill: 8/F.2-3
Bob Gibson: FC5/G.3XH(525);1-2;B-1
Lou Brock: 7/F

Bot 5

Ron Santo: 53
Ernie Banks: S8
Jim Hickman: W.1-2
Randy Hundley: K
Oscar Gamble: W.2-3;1-2
Ken Holtzman: K

Top 6

Curt Flood: W
Julian Javier: 6/P
Joe Torre: POCS2(14)
Joe Torre: 43

Bot 6

Don Kessinger: K
Glenn Beckert: 7/F
Billy Williams: S9
Ron Santo: W.1-2
Ernie Banks: S7.2-H;1-2
Jim Hickman: 53

Top 7

Tim McCarver: 5/P
Mike Shannon: 3/P
Vada Pinson: S8
Dal Maxvill: 6(1)/FO

Bot 7

Randy Hundley: 9/L
Oscar Gamble: S9
Ken Holtzman: FC1/G.1-2(E1/TH2);B-1
Don Kessinger: W.2-3;1-2
Glenn Beckert: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 8

Bob Gibson: K
Lou Brock: S8.B-2(E8)
Curt Flood: 43.2-3
Julian Javier: S5/BG.3-H
Joe Torre: S8.1-3
Tim McCarver: 63

Bot 8

Billy Williams: S9
Ron Santo: 6(1)3/GDP
Ernie Banks: 8/F

Top 9

Mike Shannon: 8
Vada Pinson: 9
Dal Maxvill: S7
Bob Gibson: 7/F

Bot 9

Jim Hickman: 3/FL
Randy Hundley: W
Oscar Gamble: W.1-2
Ken Holtzman: K
Don Kessinger: 6/P

Top 10

Lou Brock: 43
Curt Flood: 53
Julian Javier: E8/F.B-2
Joe Torre: IW
Tim McCarver: HP.2-3;1-2
Mike Shannon: 8

Bot 10

Glenn Beckert: 8/F
Billy Williams: W
Ron Santo: S9.1-2
Ernie Banks: 8/F
Jim Hickman: D7.2-H;1-3